Baby carriage



Jan. 22, 1935. H. F. SHAW 1,989,026

BABY CARRIAGE Filed March 9, 1934 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Jan. 22, 1935.

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Patented Jan. 22, 1935 .BABY CARRIAGE Harold F. ShatmLeo'minster, Mass, assignor to v F. A. Whitney Carriage Company, Leominster, Mass, a corporation of Massachusetts Application March '9, 1934, Serial No. 714,730

4 Claims.

This invention relates to baby carriages and the object is to provide a stable, wieldy and well sprung carriage of neat appearance and convenient in use in that the possibility of the mother catching or soiling her clothing is substantially excluded.

My invention will be well understood by reference to the following description of the illustrative embodiment thereof shown by way of example in the accompanying drawings, wherein:-

Fig. 1 is an end elevation of a carriage; and

Fig. 2 is a section on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1, parts of the interior finish and the upholstery of the carriage being omitted.

The carriage shown by way of example comprises a basin-like body of the contour now commonly associated with the name English coach. It may comprise a horizontal frame 5 providing for a support on which the infant reclines and a well 7 depending centrally therefrom. Built about this is the shell of the body comprising side panels 9 which may be secured to corner posts 11 and which extend to the lower portion of the well '7. Extending between the side panels are front and rear end panels 13 and 15 extending from the upper edges of the body to the lower end edges of the well and conveniently, as shown in Fig. 2, entirely beneath the bottom of the well to form a floor for the same, these panels thus forming a closure from the upper edge of the body at one end beneath the bottom and to the upper edge of the body at the other end. The panel 15 is herein shown as including in its construction a drop-end 1'7 which may be of the form shown in the Blanchard Patent 1,783,913, Dec. 20, 1930. Spaces 19 are defined beneath the horizontal frame 5 inwardly of the end panels, herein at either end of the well '7.

The running gear shown comprises the wheelcarrying axles 21 connected by longitudinal The perches may be formed in whole or in part by the central portion of springs of semi-elliptic form having the upcurving end portions 27. The springs extend longitudinally at either side of the carriage and, as best seen in Fig. 1, are located inwardly of the side panels, and the ends 27 extend through suitable slots 29 formed in the end panels 13 and 15 and into the spaces 19 above referred to. Within these spaces means may be provided for connecting the ends of the springs to the body. Herein metal straps 31 extend longitudinally beneath the well 7 at either side and their ends are upturned into the spaces 19 to provide brackets 33 to the ends of which the ends of the springs are flexibly connected, as by means of the shackle links 35.

As best seen in Fig. 2, the end portions of the springs which extend out beyond the wheels are preferably substantially entirely disposed inwardly oi-the margins of theside panels 9 and are thus received within the spaces'19.

In the embodiment'of the vention chosen for illustration the brackets 33 and links 35, while constituting parts of a resilient suspension means or spring gear, are in themselves substantially rigid and springing is effected through the yielding of the upwardly curving spring leaves 27.

In a carriage constructed in the manner shown the center of gravity is low and the body is suspended from the running gear in an efficient manner with the weight exerting a direct downward pressure on the spring gear between the points of suspension. For a given size of body the carriage may be made of small over-all dimension. The ends of the springs are housed in what would otherwise be waste space. They are unobtrusive, thus considerably improving the appearance of the carriage as a whole. An important feature is that they do not project to catch or soil the clothing and the pivotal points may be lubricated without any greasy parts being exposed. The portions of the end panels between the slots 29 constitute guards preventing contact with the springs.

A pusher bar 37 may be connected to one end of the body in the usual manner. I have herein shown a pair of brake bars 39 between the wheels. While I do not claim the construction as such in the present application, consistently with the purpose of avoiding the use of parts which might catch the clothing, I prefer to operate the brakes by means of a Bowden wire mechanism having the operating wire 41 connected to one brake bar and the guiding housing 43 thereof connected to the other. The housing may extend laterally and at or about a point where it would otherwise extend beyond the wheels pass into and be received within one of the tubular arms of the pusher bar 3'7, as seen in Fig. 2, and the wire may be operated by a suitable hand lever 45 disposed near the upper end of the pusher bar.

I am aware that the inventon may be embodied in other specific forms without departing from the spirit or essential attributes thereof, and I therefore desire the present embodiment to be considered in all respects as illustrative and not restrictive; reference being had to the appended claims rather than to the foregoing description to indicate the scope of the invention.

I claim:

1. A baby carriage comprising a body having a frame, side panels and a closure extending between the side panels over the ends and beneath the bottom of the body, the frame defining inwardly of said closure spaces at the lower end portions of the body, said closure having slots opening to said spaces, running gear, springs curving upwardly therefrom through said slots into said spaces and inwardly extending links disposed within said spaces flexibly joining the ends of the springs to the body.

2. Afbaby carriage comprising a body having a frame which provides a horizontal support and a central depending well, side panels, end panels extending from the upper ends of the body to the lower ends of the well and defining spaces beneath the support at the ends of the well, said end panels having slots at the" sides opening to said spaces, running gear and spring suspend:

ing means rising from the gear extending through said slots and connected to the frame within. said.

spaces.

3. A baby carriage comprising a body having a framewhich provides a horizontal support and a central deified rig well; side panels, end panels xtendingT-rorn'the upper ends of the body to the lower, ends'bf 'thejwell and defining spaces beneath the support at the ends of the well, said end panels having slots at the sides opening to said spaces, straps beneath the well having ends upturned into said spaces, running gear, semielliptic springs having their ends extending through said slots and linked within the spaces to the ends of the straps.

4. A baby carriage comprising a body having side panels and end panels, a frame within the panels defining beneath the same spaces inward of the end, panels, running gear, and spring suspending means for the body mounted on the running gear and comprising parts curving upwardly and outwardly therefrom inwardly of the side panels, the end panels being gapped and said 1- partspassing through the gaps into said spaces, and means within-said spaces flexibly connecting said partsto the-frame.

HAROLD, F. SHAW. 

